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Concerns mount over future of neurology care at Penticton hospitalDr. Adam Thompson said the new on-call requirements could place additional pressure on neurologists who are already in short supply.HealthOct 21
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Eby’s $30M hospital expansion pledge draws questions over timingEby announced the funding commitment during a campaign stop in Kelowna, saying the money would build out the sixth-floor inpatient unit and expand the hospital's capacity.PoliticsOct 20
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Health care a major election issue as B.C. doctor says he’s hit breaking pointDr. Kevin McLeod posted online on Thursday, raising concerns about the current system and calling on the next government to make people in highly paid positions accountable.HealthOct 22
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Skunk rabies case prompts public warning in B.C. InteriorHealth officials in B.C. are warning people in the Kooteney Lake region to avoid contact with skunks after one animal recently tested positive for rabies.HealthSep 19
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Kelowna asks Ottawa to help shut down the downtown’s supervised consumption siteMayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility’s 2027 renewal be denied.CanadaSep 3
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What’s next for the BC NDP? Veteran MLA says party must ‘listen and learn’Adrian Dix said in 2001, the BC NDP suffered the biggest loss in the party's history. "We came back from that," he said.PoliticsOct 27
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Peachland residents to return home Friday, 1 week after Bald Range fire startedAs of 6 p.m. on Aug. 14, evacuation orders for all properties in Peachland and Electoral Area West will be downgraded to evacuation alerts, officials say.FireAug 14
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Seniors forced to flee B.C. wildfire found safe due to Apple AirTag, help from strangersHelen Gonzalez said she and her sister didn't know what to do until she remembered that their dog, Christy, had an Apple AirTag on her collar.FireAug 10
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Summerland wildfire forces large numbers of seniors in residential care to relocateDavid Hickey, a driver with the High Acuity Response Team, helped receive dozens of seniors at Kaigo Senior Living Facility in Kelowna.FireAug 8
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Gifts you’d never guess were under $50Gifts for loved ones (or for yourself!). Shop these coveted picks from Simons, OUAI, Lancôme and more.The CuratorOct 9
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Over 20,000 flee as B.C evacuation orders in full swing due to aggressive wildfireThe BC Wildfire Service says it's displaying aggressive rank 5 behaviour, with an organized flame front with a fast rate of spread and moderate to long-range spotting.FireAug 7
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Small B.C. community surrounded by wildfires facing more ER closuresThe emergency room department at 100 Mile District General Hospital is closed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and is expected to be closed for the same stretch on Sunday.HealthAug 7
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Leonard looking to the future with RaptorsKawhi Leonard doesn't want to talk about the past, instead he is looking to the future with a young Toronto Raptors team that could help him cement his legacy as one of the NBA's all-time greats.SportsSep 28
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Fire in hospital kills 14 newborns in Pakistan’s capitalThe government has opened an investigation, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the Health Ministry’s highest civil servant to be removed from office.WorldAug 26
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Wildfire smoke blankets Kelowna, prompting health warnings and disrupting summer plansOn Thursday, the Air Quality Health Index reached 10+, the highest risk category on the scale.CanadaJul 23
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Independent review finds years of strain led to pediatric crisis at Kelowna’s hospitalThe review found that reduced trust and deteriorating relations between physicians and Interior Health contributed to a wave of pediatrician resignations, seven in 2023 alone.CanadaJun 22
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14 Canadian brands we’re currently lovingFrom Mejuri to Blume, Article and more, read on for the dreamy finds we can’t stop thinking about.The CuratorAug 28
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Some psychiatric patients wait days in the ER for a hospital admission. Why?Disparity in wait time has been the case for decades, experts say, and it’s only getting worse as demand outpaces funding across the spectrum of mental health care.HealthJul 28
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Status of ‘iconic’ mountain goats living near evacuated B.C. community is uncertainIt is not clear yet what has happened to a small group of "iconic" mountain goats, as a large wildfire burns out of control near the evacuated community of Summerland, B.C.CanadaAug 13
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Former Iranian official living in Toronto was ‘critical’ to terror finance, CBSA allegesA CBSA report alleges that as a deputy director in Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, Abbas Omidi, assisted the regime's state sponsorship of terrorism.CanadaAug 26